Automobile-tire.



Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

` meme@ Attorneys MIGUEL E'EREZ, OF GHICAGU, ILLINIS.

. AUTOMOBLE-TEE.

Lisanne.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept.. "i, 4h15.

.application filed laugust ll, 1914. Serial No. 856,258.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that Mic-Urn PEREZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Automobile-Tire, of which the following is a specification. t

The present invention appertairis to au tomobile tires, and aims'to provide a resilient vehicle tire of novel and improved construction'.

-The present invention contemplates theV the scope of what is claimed, Without de-4 parting from the spirit of the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its referred embodiments in the accompanying ravvings, wherein v Figure l is a side elevationof one form of the improved tire, portions being broken away. Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmental view of the tread portion of the tire. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section of the tire taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

In carrying out the present invention there is provided an inner tube 1 leent into annular form, and having the male and female coupling members 2 and 3 secured Within its ends and adapted to be threaded or otherwise interengaged to hold the ends of the inner tube 1 secured together. The inner tube l is preferably constructed of rubber or other q,resilient material which is comparatively rm, and the tube 1 is preferably reinforced so that it will be quite strong and firm to resist the strains and pressures to which it is subjected in use, but to enable the inner tube to bend and'ilex readily when necessary.

Surrounding the inner tube l, is an annular sheath or casing embodying a plurality or series or sections or annular shoes4, which are constructed of rubber or similar flexible material of comparatively firm quality to properly support the Wheel and permit proper relief when the tire encounters obstructions. Each of the sections or rings 4 has embedded therein, suitable reinforcing material 5 to render lthe sections or shoes 4 durable and substantial.l

The sections or shoes 4 are provided with outer lugs 6, and metallic bands or strips embrace the sections 4, the lugs 6 being provided with slots 8`through their basal portions for the passage of the bands 7, While. the inner portions of the sections 4 are provided with spaced lips or Hanges 9 between Which the bands 2" rest, to hold the bands in ilace. As illustrated, the ends of the bands f are located at one side of the tire, and are overlapped, the inner end portions 10 being provided with aperturednears 11 engaging through the outer end portions, and pins or Wire l2 being engaged through the aper tured ears ll and having'their terminals hooked or bent to hold them in place, and to hold the overlapped ends of the bands' assembled.

Embracing the casing or sheath comprising the sections 4, is an annular chain 13, constituting the side links 14 having their ends pivotally connected by the. cross pins sor or rivets 15v upon which are mounted the tubular anti-friotional members or rollers 16.

The adjacent ends of the lugs;6 are provided with grooves or curved rabbets 6 for receiving the tubular members 16 of lthe tread chain 13, the links 14 the chain being disposed at the opposite sides of the lugs 6, whereby the chain will be held in place. It is evident that the chain may yield in the plone of the Wheel, With the casing or sheath and the inner tube, but the chain will resist the lateral strains, when 'the tire is subjected to a skidding or lateral strain. The bands if' are also flexible. to.

yield with the tire, and it will' be (e5/ident that the tire structure, as a Wholefls suinciently resilient and has suiiicient lifeto render the tire suliciently firm and resilient to supplant the ordinary pneumatic tire Without losing the benefits thereof. The bands 7 serve as bearings for the chain 13 to reduce the wear on the sections 4, and also hold the sections 4 tightly upon the tube l. The present tire is also capable of withstanding great wear and tear, to in- .crease the life! hereof? and du@ co ishaV provision of the tread lugs 6, and. the 'n-emi ohel'n 13., the motve effort of the tiro will bQnha-nced materially.

Having; thus escrbo oo invention, what is clamsd as new isc-- A vehicle tire comprising an inner tuba, a Casing mounted thereon and nclu'mg a plurality of' annular sections eea-oh having an outer ug provicod Wh slot therethrough,

a band embracing sach of the. casing gcaoimxms,v 

